Washington & Lee wets the bed -- makes deal with anti-history devil
Washington & Lee University has — officially — wet the bed. Published October 21, 2018
Charles Hurt
Articles by Charles Hurt
Forget, Hell! Trump wades into Civil War
The press today is never dumber than when they report on politics. Except when they try tackling history. Especially American history. And most especially Civil War history. Published October 14, 2018
The Kavanaugh-Garland equivalency is false
The biggest lie about Merrick Garland -- one that is constantly peddled by Democrats and unquestioningly accepted by the press -- is that Republicans' treatment of him and his nomination is somehow on par with how Democrats treated Justice Kavanaugh and his nomination. Published October 7, 2018
The vanished vestiges of civility
These are lonely times. The whole world, it seems, is talking past each other, not listening. Whatever vestiges of civility were left after the 2016 election have vanished. Published September 30, 2018
Caligula exits the arena, vanquished
Welcome, ladies and rapists, to Washington, D.C. -- your nation's capital -- where sterling reputations come to die. Published September 27, 2018
Rod Rosenstein, quit!
For the good of your country, Rod Rosenstein, step down. Published September 21, 2018
D.C. swamp still reeling from Hurricane Donald
President Trump, it has been reported in all seriousness, is a hateful, racist conspiracy theorist hellbent on ridiculing the deaths of some 3,000 Puerto Ricans reportedly killed by the double hurricanes that blasted the island territory last year. Published September 16, 2018
Obama re-emerges to remind voters why they elected Trump
Just in time to remind America why voters elected Donald Trump president two years ago, ex-President Barack Obama emerged from political exile last week. Published September 9, 2018
From funerals to talk shows, the Washington gutter oozes everywhere
It sure was nice to turn on the "Sunday shows" and finally get away from all the politics of this weekend's funerals. Published September 2, 2018
Pro-Trump juror shows the backbone of America
Citizen Paula Duncan is the very spine of a successful Republic. Published August 26, 2018
Lying, porn star paying cheat? At least he's not a Washington politician!
The entire media-political-government-power complex camped along the Potomac River in this fetid August heat officially lost its collective mind this week. Published August 22, 2018
Meet the standard-bearer for the anti-human party (he's a Democrat)
Nowhere are anti-human sentiments among Democrat politicians more pronounced than in the race for 1st Congressional District of Pennsylvania this year. Published August 19, 2018
The Soviet Union had Pravda, America has Facebook
So, apparently, Facebook has morphed from a social media giant into a major news gathering and publishing house. First order of business: Shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Published August 12, 2018
As The Press Turns: Democracy dies in dimwittedness
Since nobody else takes The Washington Post seriously anymore, the newspaper of record for The Swamp has had to pick up the slack and take itself even more seriously. Published August 5, 2018
A modest response to the new self-appointed straw police
Given the clear and present existential threat these plastic straws pose to all of humankind, it was only prudent that the City Council of Santa Barbara pass a law threatening jail time for bloodthirsty straw merchants who insist upon peddling these vile weapons against humanity. Published July 29, 2018
Cohen tapes just latest 'silver bullet' to finally sink Trump (it won't)
You would think, at some point, these people would eventually get tired. Published July 22, 2018
One bad day from Trump; years and years and years of bad days from John Brennan
President Trump is the most courageous, imaginative, and dynamic American political leader in more than a quarter-century. He is willing to tackle huge problems and fiercely pursue bold and inventive courses in search of solutions to problems that cowardly politicians have ignored for decades. None of that was on display Monday in Helsinki. Published July 16, 2018
Congressman Steve Cohen's Wasted Freedom
In this era of mob rule, a fellow like Rep. Steve Cohen might want to keep a sharp eye out for crowds of people with buckets of tar and garbage bags full of white feathers. Back home in Tennessee, he might also want to keep an eye out for any crowds carrying a rail. As in "the thing on which they might run him out of town." Published July 15, 2018
Beware the sharp fangs of a wounded 'inevitable'
So, here the season is upon us again. There was a brief and disappointing tango with "Will Chelsea Run?" Yikes. Now we are back to "Will Hillary Run Again?" Published July 9, 2018
Even abortion enthusiasts know Roe v. Wade is a legal abomination
Of course the whole point of replacing retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy is overturning Roe v. Wade. That and a thousand other egregious overreaches by the panel of unelected, robed autocrats. Published July 8, 2018
